The intense scrutiny and controversy over Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) has had something of an argumentative disconnect in terms of ART’s role within the overall ABQ Ride transit system. A big reason for this is that approximately zero of the politically powerful players arguing, on either side, actually ride the bus. And one gets the strong… Read More Exploring What ART is Supposed to Be About, The Bus: Part I
As Albuquerque Rapid Transit wobbles its way toward a construction phase scheduled to begin in just over a month, the project’s acrimony phase plods on. Led by Flying Star restaurants’ Jean Bernstein, the opposition group “Make ART Smart” has released a commissioned report by UNM traffic engineering assistant professor Gregory Rowangould. The report is highly critical… Read More Albuquerque Rapid Transit: Are Facts Stupid Things?
The Short The Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board opines on the high incidence of pedestrian injury/death in New Mexico. One way to look at the editorial is to see it as progress in terms of addressing the issue. Then there’s the reality of how deeply the editorial covers the issue. Namely: Tanner Tixier, a spokesman for… Read More Short Pedestrians and Long Links
Zuni Road, a street through one of Burque’s more troubled neighborhoods, is getting a “road diet” to address one of its many troubles, its high incidence of cycling and pedestrian injury/death. Councilor Pat Davis, following through on work started by his predecessor Rey Garduno, has been instrumental in bypassing right-of-way issues that have blocked a larger reconstruction to instead… Read More Zuni Road Gets Long-Awaited “Road Diet”
There’s a certain percentage of folks who, let’s face it, think any money spent on roads for any purpose other than making the asphalt as smooth as possible, and the automotive trip from Point A to Point B as fast as possible, is a giant fucking waste of money. BetterBurque doesn’t like to curse, but the… Read More Burque’s Encantado “Bike Lane” and Another Way to Blow $29,000 on Albuquerque Bicycle Infrastructure
A cyclist was hit and killed crossing Broadway on Central Avenue last night by a woman who was given a field sobriety check after the incident. According to informal recordkeeping, this is the 2nd Burque cycling death so far in 2016. That the death occurred on Central is no surprise to anyone. The “Mother Road”… Read More Albuquerque Rapid Transit and the Bike/Ped Dangers of Central Avenue
